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South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange

Name: South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Moorefield, West Virginia · Wed, Mar 30

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1878

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Feeder Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 14▼ 10 vs year ago 19 · −52.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 26▼ 90 vs year ago 101 · −89.1%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded SaleSat Oct 24, 2026 Slaughter Cattle Special

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −139.89 against this barn's trailing median of $234.39.

Average price

$94.50

4 head · 697 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.01

vs WV average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	767	104.00	798	3thin
Medium and Large 4	485	66.00	320	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $478 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

94.50

—

WV average4 barns · 243 hd

142.51

−48.01

This barn, trailing median1 sales

234.39

−139.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,740	103.97	1,809	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	77.54	978	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,345	59.09	795	3thin
Steers	Standard	Average	1,208	103.61	1,252	2thin

Every lot

11 lots · USDA AMS · South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 4Thin Fleshed	485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	767	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	798	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3-4	750	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	835	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	676	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	1,208	103.61/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,252	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,740	103.97/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,809	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	77.54/cwt	75.00–80.00	978	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,340	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	281	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,348	78.13/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,053	2

This sale against other markets

West Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every West Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

West Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

South Branch Valley Livestock Exchange - Moorefield, WV

Wed Mar 30, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Charleston, WV (LS-CW)

Feeder CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 26Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 4 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	85.00–89.00	87.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	103.00–105.00	103.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,261	75.00–80.00	77.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	76.00–80.00	78.13
1	—	1,340	21.00	21.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	102.00–105.00	103.61

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.